Colts' Rob Chudzinski praises 'unselfish' Jack Doyle

The Indianapolis Colts extended tight end Jack Doyle for another three seasons in the offseason, hoping he would turn out to be a versatile tight end in the offense.

While the offensive numbers haven’t been what the team expected, largely due to Andrew Luck’s absence, the Colts have a bright spot in the unit with Doyle, who has been a consistent contributor in 2017.

Colts offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski had plenty of praise for what Doyle brings to the table.

“You look at the things that we ask Jack to do and how versatile he is as a football player. It’s not just the catches,” said Chudzinski on Thursday. “It’s not just the times that he’s a major target and a big part of our passing game, but it’s also when he gets dirty and grimy and goes in and blocks and protects.”

Doyle’s 82 targets and 62 receptions lead the offense while T.Y. Hilton’s 791 receiving yards pace the team. Doyle has only caught two touchdowns this season, which is down from the five he caught in 2016 but much of that can be attributed to the lackluster red-zone offense the Colts have been showing.

Doyle’s numbers won’t jump off of the stat sheet but he has been a consistent piece of the offense and Chudzinski had plenty of praise for the attitude he brings to the locker room.

“It’s hard to find guys in this league at that position – and (I’ve) been around those guys for a long time – that do so many things well, and it really helps us out in that way,” Chudzinski said. “And he’s an unselfish guy. You guys know what kind of team player he is and the kind of respect our guys have for him.”

The Colts will enter the offseason with plenty of needs but finding a starting tight end won’t be one of them as Doyle has proven to be a solid commodity amid a lost season.

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